Incidents

DF Peak as seen from a French Navy aerial asset during the boarding operation, October 12, 2026
Crime & Piracy

VIDEO | French forces board sanctioned tanker in Indian Ocean

Will Xavier
Rem Andes
Accidents

Seismic survey vessel abandoned off Louisiana following onboard fire; all 42 crew reported safe

Gareth Havelock
Ivyan
Incidents

Chemical tanker suffers engine failure in Bosphorus, prompting traffic suspension

Alan Bosworth
Royal Moroccan Navy frigate Mohammed VI
Naval

Spanish PM downplays Moroccan naval incursions after illegal migrant surge

Reuters
Sea Owl I
Crime & Piracy

Sweden frees seized oil tanker after flag dispute cleared

Reuters
Map of Djibouti
Crime & Piracy

Overcrowded boat carrying illegal migrants capsizes off Djibouti, 109 dead

Reuters
US forces strike Panama-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Molica after attempting to run the naval blockade on Iran
Acts of War

VIDEO | US fighter jet disables bulk carrier running Iran blockade

Reuters
Map showing Lake Nyasa (also known as Lake Malawi) between Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accidents

Three dead after ferry catches fire, sinks in Tanzania's Southern Highlands

Jens Karsten
P&O Cruises ship Arvia
Accidents

MAIB cites planning and lift control failures in fatal accident on P&O cruise ship

Alan Bosworth
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
Incidents

Danger zone widens as unknown projectile strikes vessel off UAE

Reuters
US forces board the sanctioned tanker Davina in the Indian Ocean
Crime & Piracy

US tightens grip on Iranian oil trade with sanctions on 17 tankers

Reuters
UK forces boarded the Russian "shadow fleet" tanker Smyrtos
Crime & Piracy

UK sanctions 12 tankers helping Russia evade oil curbs

Reuters
Alfa Watan
Incidents

Syria demands inquiry into Black Sea sinking with nine Syrians missing

Reuters
Ukrainian naval drones hit the tanker Kairos in the Black Sea, November 2025
Acts of War

Turkey urges world powers to prevent Black Sea from becoming next war front

Reuters
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
Tankers

Iran threats put critical Strait of Hormuz tanker routes on edge

Reuters
HMNB Devonport
Crime & Piracy

Royal Navy sailor charged over plot to leak data to unnamed foreign power

Reuters
Map of Cuba
Crime & Piracy

US intercepts 90 fuel shipments bound for Cuba in latest crackdown

Reuters
The Guardia Civil interceptor Río Odiel
Crime & Piracy

Three arrested following 50kg cocaine seizure at Spain's Algeciras Port

Will Xavier
VL Prosperity
Crime & Piracy

Hackers accessed tanker’s propulsion system off Texas, investigators say

Alan Bosworth
Strait of Hormuz
Tankers

Tanker traffic faces growing peril in Strait of Hormuz as weekly attacks surge

Reuters
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